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by: Chris Tyler
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.432
EAN: 9780596101954
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0596101953
Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 270
Publication Date: January 11, 2008
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Release Date: January 11, 2008
Sales Rank: 55600
Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards. More people use the X Window System than ever before, but there are few books about X in print. X Power Tools fills that hole with the most practical and up-to-date information available. Written in O'Reilly's popular Power Tools format, X Power Tools offers dozens of standalone articles, thoroughly cross-referenced, on useful tools and techniques for using X. This unique inside look at X gives Unix/Linux system administrators, owners of self-administered systems, and power users a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively. This book: Offers a thorough grounding in X configuration and how the system works Provides the complete ins and outs of changing a desktop's behavior, such as fonts, keyboard settings, and remote security Includes articles on how to take advantage of X's 'network transparency' -- its ability to display graphical applications on a remote machine Explores intriguing areas such as using multiple monitors, building kiosks, and accessibility Features discussions on X Window innovations and the future of the system X Power Tools covers configuration and use of X, focusing on Linux but also including notes on other operating systems such as Solaris and FreeBSD. Each article in the book gives you insight into X; the entire book gives you a real grasp on this system and what you can do with it.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great Cookbook For Linux Admins
'X Power Tools' is a book for Linux admins and developers who want to learn how to use Linux better than ever before. With 250+ pages of material spread over 15 chapters and close to 200 recipes, this is perfect for anyone looking to do more with the X Windows system.
Great book, great resource, easy recommendation
***** RECOMMENDED
Rating: - Finally X explained
Ever since making Linux my primary OS of choice, I have found it impossible to find a cogent explanation of the different pieces of software that result in the graphical desktop. There are X, session managers, window managers, compositing managers, and desktop environments. Happily, this book explains these pieces of software, their purpose and the way they interact, and does it in a way that is accesible to the intermediate *nix user while still providing a satisfying amount of technical detail. ... Read More
Rating: - Useful and specific.
The X Window System is the foundation of graphical desktops on both Linux and Unix systems and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards, so X Power Tools' articles on the topic are a top pick for any advanced computer library specializing in Unix. It offers an introduction to how the system works, considers useful utility programs and applications, covers software that work with X, and reviews the basics of building networks and systems with X. Any advanced Unix or Linux computer reference ... Read More
Rating:  - Much Ado About Nothing
According to the author of the book in review:" This book is written for experienced
computer users...".
Nothing can be further from the truth. In reality this is a very elementary
text on X window system that probably would not be worth of buying if not for the excellent Chapter 3 which does a great job in systematically explaining
structure of xorg.conf file. It is also the only book written in the past ten years entirely dedicated to X window system.
At ... Read More
Rating:  - Great book except for modelines coverage
I have been using X11 with OpenBSD for at least 5 years now. I have
become knowledgeable about using KDE, less so about using X by itself.
This book filled in quite a few gaps in my knowledge of X, but it did not
provide me with the information I need to solve a problem making a new
monitor run at its rated maximum resolution.
I had been running with a 21" crt at 2048x1546, but the 9-year-old crt
was wearing out. So I bought a 19" ACER lcd display with maximum ... Read More
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